The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang
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Published 2017-09-05
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Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what’s its environmental impact? Angel Chang traces the life cycle of a t-shirt.
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All Comments (21)
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Lifecycle of a t-shirt in India-> 1 purchased 2 worn by some dude 3 worn by his younger sibling 4 used as night/home wear or gym tshirt 5 donated if still good enough 6 otherwise, used for cleaning/ mopping purposes in the end
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"Fashion is the second biggest polluter in the world."
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Finally, a good reason not to do my laundry
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how to save this?? thrift. buy second hand clothing, sell ur clothes. :) Saves so muchhhh
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Lifecycle of my t-shirt My body -> My bed -> my computer chair -> my bed -> my computer chair (and the cycle goes on)
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I didn't know that shirts cause this huge environmental problem. Very good eye-opening video Ted Ed!
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The irony of wearing a cotton tshirt saying Love the Environment or Save the Earth
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Who else is watching while wearing a t shirt
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if we stopped sneering at each other for wearing "last seasons" fashions. we could cut production by 90 %.
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Thank you for letting me watch this for free.
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Damn, I never thought I'd feel this guilty for owning a t-shirt 😂😂
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"Organic" That's a very dangerous word that has high impact, especially when it wasn't explained correctly.
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I never thought tshirts could make such an impact in the environment. 😑
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Watching this video makes me feel way better about the fact I'd been wearing the same clothing over a decade. You're welcome planet.
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I would kill for some Chinese subtitles on these so I can share with my family in China. Unfortunately my Chinese isn't good enough but it would be so so so helpful trying to explain why fashion is one easy thing we have control over to reduce harmful chemicals and environmental impact. Bravo Ted-Ed team, amazing video!👏
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whos here for textiles homework
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0:38 "Self-driving machines carefully harvest these puffs" A giant truck bulldozes everything
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is there anything humans can make without harming the environment ???
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4:03 how can a household wash 400 times a year, that would mean washing several times a day.
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Exceptional. What an informative video!!! Literally mindblowing. It really helps in pointing out the "unwanted and unnecessary practices, being done by all of us. Excellent work Ted, hands-off.
